Non-Tariff Barriers

Complaint

Complaint number

NTB-000-690  

NTB Type

2.4. Import licensing  

Complaint

The Republic of Malawi has amended the Control of Goods Act CAP 18:08 to make the order which can be cited as the Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Commerce) Order, 2015 a Statutory Instrument placing import restrictions on products which include cement, refined cooking oil, laundry soaps among other things. The effect of the enactment is that cross border traders now require an Import License to import the goods that are subject to this Statutory Instrument into the Republic of Malawi. This development has had adverse effects on the company that is in the business of exporting and importing various products to and from Malawi. Currently, trucks carrying cement are being denied entry into Malawi and this has resulted in considerable amount of economic loss for the company.  

Status note

During the 15th Meeting of SADC Committee on Trade Facilitation, Malawi Focal Point reported that, 'While there were some erroneous issues with regard to the dates of the Statutory Instrument and the complaint itself I wish to report that this complaint was resolved last year at a COMESA Meeting on NTBs. The same was reported to the COMESA Policy organs Meetings in Antananarivo Madagascar in October 2016. It should be noted that the Inter-governmental Committee (COMESA Committee of Permanent Secretaries) and the COMESA Council of Ministers endorsed the fact that this NTB complaint was resolved'.
This NTB is therefore resolved on the basi of COMESA Ministerial decision above.  

Progress update note

 

Policy or regulatory NTB

No 

Location

Malawi: Mwami (Border post)  

Reporting Country or Region

Zambia  

Country specific trade issue

No  

Date of incident

2015-12-11  

Status

Resolved  

Date of resolution

2017-05-17  

Product Description

All products

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Total value

0  

Date reported

2016-04-06 10:24  

Modified

2017-05-17 22:23